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OPEN LAKE FORECAST for Lake Michigan
National Weather Service Milwaukee/Sullivan WI
304 PM CST Tue Nov 26 2024

FOR WATERS BEYOND FIVE NAUTICAL MILES OF SHORE ON Lake Michigan.

Waves are provided as a range of significant wave heights, which
is the average of the highest 1/3 of the wave, along with the
average height of the highest 10% of the waves which will
occasionally be encountered.

.SYNOPSIS...

Gusty westerly winds will gradually diminish tonight. A strong
high pressure around 30.2 inches will build over the Great Plains
while a low pressure around 29.7 inches retrogrades westward near
James Bay. Lake Michigan will be caught between these two systems,
bringing brisk west to northwest winds across the lake through
the remainder of the week. Cold air flowing over the warm lake
will cause persistent lake effect snow showers as well.

LMZ261-362-364-366-563-565-567-868-270430-
Lake Michigan from Seul Choix Point to Rock Island Passage 5 NM
offshore to Mid Lake-
Lake Michigan South of a line from Seul Choix Point to the
Mackinac Bridge and north of a line from Charlevoix MI to South
Fox Island 5 NM offshore-
Lake Michigan from Charlevoix to Point Betsie MI 5 NM offshore to
Mid Lake-
Lake Michigan from Point Betsie to Manistee MI 5 NM offshore to
Mid Lake-
Lake Michigan from Rock Island Passage to Sturgeon Bay WI-
Lake Michigan from Sturgeon Bay to Two Rivers WI 5 NM offshore to
Mid Lake-
Lake Michigan from Two Rivers to Sheboygan WI 5 NM offshore to
Mid Lake-
Lake Michigan from Pentwater to Manistee MI 5 NM offshore to Mid
Lake-
304 PM CST Tue Nov 26 2024

SHEBOYGAN WI TO PENTWATER MI NORTH...

.TONIGHT...West winds to 30 kt diminishing to 10 to 20 kt. Waves
4 to 7 ft occasionally to 9 ft subsiding to 3 to 5 ft.
.WEDNESDAY...West winds 10 to 20 kt becoming northwest. Waves
2 to 4 ft.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds 10 to 20 kt. Waves 2 to 4 ft.
.THURSDAY...Northwest winds 10 to 20 kt increasing to 15 to
25 kt. Chance of snow showers in the afternoon. Waves 3 to 5 ft.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds 15 to 25 kt increasing to
30 kt. Chance of snow showers. Waves 4 to 6 ft occasionally to
8 ft.
.FRIDAY...West winds to 30 kt. Chance of snow showers. Waves 5 to
8 ft occasionally to 10 ft.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...West winds to 30 kt. Chance of snow showers.
Waves 5 to 8 ft occasionally to 10 ft.
.SATURDAY...West winds to 30 kt diminishing to 15 to 25 kt.
Chance of snow showers. Waves 4 to 6 ft occasionally to 8 ft.
.SUNDAY...Northwest winds 15 to 25 kt increasing to 30 kt. Chance
of snow showers. Waves 4 to 6 ft occasionally to 8 ft.

$$

LMZ080-669-671-673-675-777-779-870-872-874-876-878-270430-
Lake Michigan from Michigan City IN to St. Joseph MI 5 NM
offshore to Mid Lake-
Lake Michigan from Sheboygan to Port Washington WI 5 NM offshore
to Mid Lake-
Lake Michigan from Port Washington to North Point Light WI 5 NM
offshore to Mid Lake-
Lake Michigan from North Point Light to Wind Point WI 5 NM
offshore to Mid Lake-
Lake Michigan from Wind Point WI to Winthrop Harbor IL 5 NM
offshore to Mid Lake-
Lake Michigan from Winthrop Harbor to Wilmette Harbor IL 5 NM
offshore to Mid Lake-
Lake Michigan from Wilmette Harbor IL to Michigan City IN 5 NM
offshore to Mid Lake-
Lake Michigan from Whitehall to Pentwater MI 5 NM offshore to Mid
Lake-
Lake Michigan from Grand Haven to Whitehall MI 5 NM offshore to
Mid Lake-
Lake Michigan from Holland to Grand Haven MI 5 NM offshore to Mid
Lake-
Lake Michigan from South Haven to Holland MI 5 NM offshore to Mid
Lake-
Lake Michigan from St. Joseph to South Haven MI 5 NM offshore to
Mid Lake-
304 PM CST Tue Nov 26 2024

SHEBOYGAN WI TO PENTWATER MI SOUTH...

.TONIGHT...West winds 15 to 25 kt diminishing to 10 to 15 kt.
Slight chance of rain showers overnight. Waves 4 to 7 ft
occasionally to 9 ft subsiding to 2 to 4 ft.
.WEDNESDAY...West winds 5 to 10 kt becoming southwest late in the
morning, then backing to east 10 to 15 kt late. Waves 1 to 3 ft
subsiding to 1 to 2 ft.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 10 to 15 kt becoming north
10 to 20 kt. Chance of rain showers overnight. Waves 1 to 3 ft
building to 3 to 5 ft.
.THURSDAY...Northwest winds 10 to 20 kt. Chance of rain showers
in the morning. Waves 4 to 7 ft occasionally to 9 ft.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds 15 to 25 kt. Chance of snow
showers. Waves 4 to 7 ft occasionally to 9 ft building to 5 to
8 ft occasionally to 10 ft.
.FRIDAY...West winds to 30 kt. Chance of snow showers. Waves 7 to
10 ft occasionally to 13 ft.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...West winds to 30 kt diminishing to 15 to 25 kt.
Chance of snow showers. Waves 6 to 9 ft occasionally to 12 ft.
.SATURDAY...West winds 15 to 25 kt. Waves 5 to 8 ft occasionally
to 10 ft.
.SUNDAY...Northwest winds 15 to 25 kt. Chance of snow showers.
Waves 5 to 8 ft occasionally to 10 ft.

$$

LMZ761-270430-
MAFOR 2623/
MICHIGAN NORTH 11640 12630 14620 11720. Waves 3 to 6 feet
subsiding to 2 to 4 feet tonight. Waves 1 to 3 feet Wednesday.

MICHIGAN SOUTH 11630 11620 12610 11600 11500 11410 11210. Waves 4
to 7 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet tonight. Waves 2 feet or less
Wednesday.

$$


Cronce

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